US4857686A - Microwave oven with heating chamber temperature detecting circuit - Google Patents

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US4857686A
US4857686A US07/271,392 US27139288A US4857686A US 4857686 A US4857686 A US 4857686A US 27139288 A US27139288 A US 27139288A US 4857686 A US4857686 A US 4857686A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H05B6/6482—Aspects related to microwave heating combined with other heating techniques combined with radiant heating, e.g. infrared heating
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    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6447—Method of operation or details of the microwave heating apparatus related to the use of detectors or sensors
    • H05B6/6458—Method of operation or details of the microwave heating apparatus related to the use of detectors or sensors using humidity or vapor sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a microwave oven and, more particularly, to a circuit and a method for preventing corrosion of terminals of a heating chamber temperature detecting thermistor employed in a multifunctional microwave oven having a heater cooking function, microwave heating function and so forth.
  • a heating chamber temperature detecting thermistor is furnished for maintaining its internal heating chamber at a predetermined temperature.
  • a problem occurs when steam generated from food in a microwave heating mode deposits in the form of water droplets on the thermistor.
  • microwave ovens adopts a circuit configuration where a voltage is applied continuously between the two terminals of the thermistor.
  • the present invention has been accomplished in view of the fact that corrosion of the thermistor terminals is induced electrolytically.
  • the feature resides in preventing such electrolytic corrosion by interrupting the application of a voltage between the thermistor terminals when the heating chamber temperature is not needed to be detected by the thermistor.
  • the heating chamber temperature detecting circuit in a microwave oven comprises a thermistor that detects the temperature in the heating chamber, and a switching means connected in series or parallel with the thermistor and is turned on or off in accordance with the detection of the heating chamber temperature.
  • the switching means is connected in series or parallel with the heating chamber temperature detecting thermistor, and such means is turned on or off when it is not necessary to detect the heating chamber temperature.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a microwave oven employing a heating chamber temperature measuring circuit of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a connection diagram of a heating chamber temperature detecting circuit in a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the operation relative to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a connection diagram of a heating chamber temperature detecting circuit in a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 through 3 a heating chamber temperature measuring circuit in a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 3.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a microwave oven employing the heating chamber temperature measuring circuit of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a connection diagram of a heating chamber temperature detecting circuit according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the operation relative to the invention.
  • an input means 1 comprises numeral keys for inputting a heating duration, a present time and so forth, and a plurality of function keys for selecting desired functions such as a heater cooking mode, a microwave heating mode, a thawing mode and so forth.
  • a heating energy generating means 2 comprises, for example, a heater and/or a magnetron capable of generating microwaves.
  • a detecting means 3 serves to detect the temperature or humidity in the heating chamber and includes the heating chamber temperature detecting circuit of the present invention.
  • a microprocessor 4 for controlling the entire operations of the microwave oven; a display means 5 for displaying the time, temperature and so forth; an informing means 6 for producing a buzzer or vocal output to inform a user of start, end and procedure of desired cooking; and a power source 7 for supplying a required power to the microprocessor 4.
  • FIG. 2 further shown are a resistor 3a (R) and a thermistor 3b (T) constituting a heating chamber temperature detecting circuit, and an NPN switching transistor 8 of which the collector and emitter are connected between the terminals of the thermistor 3b in such a manner that the transistor 8 is turned on or off by the microprocessor 4.
  • the microprocessor 4 comprises an A/D converter 9 for converting the voltage generated between the two terminals of the temperature detecting thermistor 3b into a digital signal in proportion to the heating chamber temperature, a heating chamber temperature decision circuit 10 for determining the heating chamber temperature from the digital signal obtained from the A/D converter 9, a heating control circuit 11 for maintaining the heating means in its optimal state under control in accordance with the heating chamber temperature determined by the circuit 10, a temperature measurement discriminating circuit 12 responsive to the input fed from the key input means 1 and discriminating whether detection of the heating chamber temperature is necessary or not in the present heating mode, and a switching means control circuit 13 for controllably turning on or off the switching transistor 8 used as a switch means.
  • A/D converter 9 for converting the voltage generated between the two terminals of the temperature detecting thermistor 3b into a digital signal in proportion to the heating chamber temperature
  • a heating chamber temperature decision circuit 10 for determining the heating chamber temperature from the digital signal obtained from the A/D converter 9
  • a heating control circuit 11 for maintaining the heating means in
  • This embodiment is so contrived that temperature detection is executed when any of heater cooking modes including convection cooking, grill cooking (toaster cooking) and so forth, is selected by the key input means 1, but such temperature detection is not executed when a microwave heating mode is selected by the key input means 1. Also, the operation is performed so as not to detect the temperature during a cooking standby period such as interruption of the heating.
  • the key input means 1 is used to feed an instruction for deciding whether to execute detection of the heating chamber temperature
  • a key may be furnished for inputting an instruction whenever the user decides that temperature detection is not necessary or a key for inputting such instruction when temperature detection is necessary.
  • any heater cooking mode requiring detection of the heating chamber temperature such as convection cooking, grill cooking (toaster cooking) or the like is selected by the input means 1
  • a control signal for turning off the transistor 8 is outputted from the microprocessor 4, so that a voltage corresponding to the heating chamber temperature is generated between the two terminals of the thermistor 3b.
  • the heating chamber temperature is detected to control the desired cooking.
  • the periphery of the thermistor 3b is heated up to a high temperature by the thermal energy from the heater, so that no water droplets are deposited on the thermistor 3b.
  • a control signal for turning on the transistor 8 is outputted from the microprocessor 4, and then the two terminals of the thermistor 3b are thereby short-circuited so that no voltage is applied between the terminals. Consequently, electrolytic corrosion thereof can be prevented from advancing despite the existence of any water droplets between the terminals of the thermistor 3b.
  • the transistor 8 is connected in parallel with the thermistor 3b.
  • the transistor 8 may be connected in series with the thermistor 3b in such a manner as to be turned on when detection of the heating chamber temperature is necessary or to be turned off when such detection is not necessary.
  • An exemplary modification is shown in FIG. 4, wherein a resistor 3c is inserted between the thermistor 3a and the resistor 3b.
  • manual control of the switching means may also be effected.
  • a switching means connected in series or parallel with a heating chamber temperature detecting thermistor is turned on or off when detection of the heating chamber temperture is not necessary, thereby preventing electrolytic corrosion of the terminals of the temperature detecting thermistor.

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